PHOTOS: HOW HAIR CUT OFF AND SACRIFICED AT INDIAN HINDU TEMPLES ARE THEN BEEN SOLD AS EXPENSIVE HUMAN HAIR EXTENSION EXTENSIONS (MUST SEE)

Ladies
just love hair extensions, and the more expensive they are like,
Brazilian (human) hair, the more prestigious it makes the wearers feel.It
is therefore very important that users of hair extensions are educated
on where these hairs really come from. Though some hair extensions come
from animals and others are synthetic, a lot of the higher-end hair
extensions from companies such as Great Lengths, actually come from
religious temples in India.

According to the documentary “Hair
India,” Hindu pilgrims have donated their hair at holy temples
throughout Southern India for centuries in an attempt to purify
themselves and repay debt to their Hindu gods.

When companies buy hair from the temple for as much as $700 per pound, it contains sweat, blood, and lice.

At
the temple, some 650 barbers sit in lines on the concrete floor and tie
the women’s hair into ponytails before cutting it off. Once the large
portions of hair are removed, the barbers use a razor to shave each
pilgrims head, before dousing their head with water to wash away any
blood.

See some stomach churning photos below

The women don’t know their shaved hair is later sold.

Once
hair is collected, bought by companies, it’s transported (rolled up in
huge bales like hay) by road and plane to factories, and distributed to
workers as many as 350 per site to be processed.

There’s a lot of secrecy in the trade. Obtaining hair is not easy, and there’s a risk of it being stolen while in transit.

‘Hair is worth a lot of money it’s known in the industry as “black gold”.’

The
first stage in the extension making process is to separate each hair,
with women in a factory in China, pictured, taking on the painfully slow
and poorly paid job.

The next part is soaking the hair. The cheaper waste is soaked in acid to remove germs.

High- quality hair is placed in an osmosis bath, the exact composition of which is a closely guarded secret.

A
mixture of chemicals slowly removes dark pigments without damaging the
cuticles (the outer part of the hair shaft), which would otherwise leave
it dry and brittle.

Washing the hair.

The locks, pictured, are then soaked in a
mixture of chemicals making them shiny, elastic and ready to be dyed,
with up to 20 days needed to achieve the right colour.

Finally
they end up in salons all over the world. In Britain, pictured, the
average client can pay between £790 and £1,200 for them depending on
length and volume.

So there you have it. Next time you fix that wavy and curly 100% human hair, remember it is really HUMAN hair.